The 2014 Vidya Gaem Awards

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Deja Vu Award

for milking your cash cow dry

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We can honestly use a picture from Black Flag or Rogue and most people wouldn't notice
Assassin's Creed: Unity
Ubisoft
More an expansion pack than a sequel, the few new features it brings to the table aren't anywhere near enough, and the new classes are worse than samey: They're boring. I played all five to an extent and never got excited when I leveled up, because nothing about their skill trees was interesting.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Gearbox Software
I don't know, man, it's Call of Duty. You know the story. They put like two new features on top of the old game and OH MY GOD IT'S SO ADVANCED, right?
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Sledgehammer Games
The Elder Scrolls is a series that nobody nobody asked to be turned into a multplayer. But that didn't stop Zenimax Media from nabbing The Old Republic's engine and demolishing their own series in its place. Apart from a well-publicized advertising campaign, The Elder Scrolls: Online was released in just about every game store and hypermarket to lackluster fanfare. The game is generic, boring, but most importantly completely unnecessary. If we wanted to play WoW, we probably would have killed ourselves.
Elder Scrolls Online
ZeniMax Online Studios
Wait there is a sequel?
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Scott Cawthon
Throwing out the majority of X/Y's innovations on the stale pokeymans formula, and even the one-off gimmicks of HeartGold and SoulSilver, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire may be faithful remakes, but a tthis point, you may as well get a GBA emulator and go play Emerald.
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Game Freak
And the real reason the Xbone and PS4 skimped on backwards compatibility comes to light: To sell us back the same bloody game we already own when someone's release schedule looks anemic. With only minor increases in graphics and performance, if you have a PS3 and the DLC for TLoU, there's literally no reason to buy this.
The Last of Us Remastered
Naughty Dog
 
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The Awards

Most Hated Award

for most hated game of the year

Least Worst Award

for least worst game of the year

Press X To Win The Award

for worst gameplay

"Actually Kind of Fun" Award

for best gameplay

"Not Important" Award

for worst character

Silent Protagonist Award

for best character

Deja Vu Award

for milking your cash cow dry

Not Another Rehash Award

for best sequel

Pixels Are Art 2

for most pretentious indie game

New Challenger Award

for best new IP

Citizen Kane of Gaming Award

for worst writing/story

Journal Update Award

for best writing/story

Beta's Alpha Award

for worst early access game

Jet Set Award

for best soundtrack

Plot and Backstory Award

for best representation of women

IP Twist Award

for best new implementation of an old franchise

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

Niche Award

for best game nobody played

Eyesore Award

for worst graphics

Eye Candy Award

for best visual aesthetics

Shareholder's Award

for crimes against gaming

Hyperbole Award

for best trailer

Please Don't Suck Award

for the 2015 game that we hope won't suck

20/20 Hindsight Award

for the worst /v/GA presentation